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In this volume, Sidky undertakes the task of reconstructing the history of Greek Bactria, a warlike kingdom that existed twenty-two centuries ago in what is now northern Afghanistan, from fragmentary sources. The resulting work brings to life ancient documents in a narrative scope, where a forgotten people are recreated in the reader's mind. The story of east meeting west, and the resulting synthesis, is re-told here, with critical analysis of sources fitting easily alongside vivid descriptions of glorious battles and great cities. This easily accessible, yet scholarly, work will interest students of ancient history and archaeology.
H. Sidky is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
Chapter 1 List of IllustrationsChapter 2 ForewordChapter 3 AcknowledgmentsChapter 4 IntroductionsChapter 5 From the Battle of Gaugamela to the Death of DariusChapter 6 The Graeco-Macedonian Invasion of BactriaChapter 7 The Bactrian and Sogdian WarChapter 8 Bactria After the Death of AlexanderChapter 9 The Rise of the Graeco-Bactrian KingdomChapter 10 Antiochus the Great and Euthydemus, King of the BactriansChapter 11 Demetrius the Invincible and Demetrius King of the IndiansChapter 12 Eucratides the Great and the Fall of the Graeco-Bactrian KingdomChapter 13 BibliographyChapter 14 Index
...Sidky's book is to be welcomed and recommended for libraries and academics, given the detail and discussion present in the book.
